Acts 16:16-29 Paul and Silas in Prison

Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling.  She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.”  She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her.When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities.  They brought them before the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar  by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice.”he crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.  After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully.  When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose. The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped.  But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!” The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.

People who serve God will be at odds with the people of the world who know not the power of the risen Christ.  Because Paul cast out an evil spirit in the fortune teller, for the sake of money they placed Christ's evangelists in prison.
But they learned that the prison could not hold the servants of C hist  For this reason, an earthquake was sent to this very place to loose the men of God.
Yet Paul and his companion did not escape.  As we will see, Paul was going to use this platform to get him to Rome itself and bring a church there.

Daily Prayer:  Lord, miracles happen every day, and most times we don't recognize them.  Give us the vision to see Your work and bring the many profitable things You place before us and use them to grow Your Kingdom. In Jesus name I pray Amen.